Eyeglasses



March 24, 193e. Q M vSCHERER 2,035,195

EYEGLAssE's Filed Feb. 6, 1953 Patented Mar. 24, 1936 l l I UNITED STATES OFICE EYEGLASSES Charles M. Scherer, Chicago, Ill.

Application February 6, 1933, Serial No. 655,299

3 Claims. (Cl. 88-47) This invention relates to eye glasses, this term bend is a curve or a single angle or multiple herein being used to include both pincenez and angles on the edge of a lens, those speciallyprospectacles. Some drawbacks of clips, cemented vided shapes act as guides for placing the clip tov eye glass lenses heretofore, have been that inthe desired position on the lens, not to mention 5 their union with the lenses is not secure, because otherV advantages that will appear later. These 571 the free sides of the anterior and the posterior curves or angles are made when the lenses are leaves of the clips are likely to spread apart edged in the ordinary way, so they call for n0- slightly, or because the cement is likely to slip extra work and the lens is left as strong as the on the glass, or because a slot has been cut surfacing left it, which cannot be said for a lens l0 through the edge portion of the lens toreceive that has a hole drilled through it or a slit cut 1o a lin from the clip, which is likely to cause the through it. glass to crack. Some of my objects are to avoid The invention consists therefore in an eye glass both the slipping of the cement on the glass and lens having a- IOllgliened lenliclllal` edge pcl'ticn, the clip, and to eliminate the slit and to provide either within or without the visual'portion ofthe v an improvement whereby the lens will be properly lens, ccinbined With etV clip cemented t0 said l5 located in the clip and the clip will beproperly roughened portion. It further consists in an eye located on the lens without the work of making glass lens having innumerable minute pits orf the slit and thereby weakening the glass. deDieSSiOnS formed in 1lne lenticular edge p01- Experience indicates that, whereas drilling tion, combined with a clip, which if desired may holes or cutting slits through glass tends to break also be formed With pits or depressions or with the glass while the work is being done or to leave projections, cemented, 0r Otherwise adhesively Se- 20 the glass in condition to break easily later, the Cured t0 the prepared edge'pOI'tiOn 0f the lens. surface of glass may be sand blasted, ground or It further consists in an eye glass lens having otherwise roughened without materially weakanglllally diSPOSed edges, 01 edgeS that are not ening the gutes edged straight combined with a clip tted to said 25 My invention involves a multiplicity of pits or kedge whereby the clip can be positively located projections or both on the marginal portions of 0n Said edge Without the use 0f screw holes or the anterior and posterior faces of the lenses, and Slii-S in the lenS. The invention further consists if desired on the edges Where the Cement is to be in the several novel features hereinafter fully set applied at the places where the clips are cemented forth and Clcimedl Y 30 thereto, as a, means 0f preventing the cement, The lIlVelll'flOIl S Clearly illustrated ll). the 8,0- slipping on the glass. It is the usual experience, ccinpanying drawing, in which: that cement does not break away from cement Fig- 1 S e Side elevaticn 0f en eye glass lens that is, it does not come off in pieces from the and one clip illustrating one embodiment ofthe glass-but all the cement usually slips 01T the present invention; 35 glass in one piece; While cement adheres bet- -FgS. 2 t0 8 IlClllSlVe are Side elevations 0f V31-- ter to' metal than to po1ished glass, I take the riousshapes of eye glass lenses with their lenticuprecaution of forming pits or projections or both lar edges prepared for the reception 0f clips; in the cementing portion of the clip. 'Ihe setting Fig. 9 is 'a perspective VieW 0f the ferm 0f Clip 40 of cement in the pits or depressions in the lens used on thelens seen in Fig. 1; 40 and in the pits or depressions in the cementing Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a clip used on portions of the clip and projections from the lens the left hand edge 0f the lenS Seen` in Fig. 4; and from the clip into the cement produces a Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail hOriZOntal Section tooth and'socket effect and serves to effectively through a lens and clip secured together in acprevent the lens or the clip from slipping fro-m cordance with the present invention, 45 the cement sideways. Fig. l2 is an enlarged detail horizontal section While in some cases my clip is placed on a illustrating an additional improvement, and

singlestraight side of a lenticular edge when a Fig. 13 is a fragmental side elevation of a polens is edged straight at the place where the lygonal lens with the form of clip, shown in Fig.

clip is attached to it, I provide in other cases 10, applied thereto, and the clip being partly 50 positioning means for the clip without resorting broken out. to a slit or notch in the edge of the lens. I do Referring to said drawing and first to Figs. .1-v this by so shaping a lenticular edge and the clip and l1, a polygonal eye glass lens is shown at I, used with it, that a bend in said edge nts a bend which is provided with innumerable minute pits in the clip opposite the rst ben-d. Whether the or projections, or both, a, on the anterior andA 55 posterior faces, at the place or places where the clip or clips B are secured thereto, said prepared surfaces providing a means of holding cement more rmly, than would smooth, polished glass. In Fig. 1 a clip is secured at one edge only and may represent the clip for the bridge or it may represent the clip for the temple. The clip is cemented or otherwise adhesively secured to the prepared part of the lens by cement or other adhesive A (see Fig. 11).

A stud b, or shank b1, projects from the clip and may be attached to the bridge or temple by any conventional method. The stud or shank may be placed on any part of the clip and at any angle with the edge to which the clip is secured and may project forwards or backwards from the clip.

The clip shown in Figs. 1 and 9, has one straight cross wall b2 from which project anterior and posterior leaves b3 that straddle the cementing portion of the lens and if desired may be prepared on their inner faces with pits or depressions to provide roughened surfaces. When the clip is cemented to the prepared edge portion of the lens, the setting of the cement in the pits or depressions produces a tooth and socket or interlocking effect, thereby effectively preventing the clip from slipping 01T the lens or from becoming accidentally disconnected therefrom.

The pits or depressions a, may be produced on the lens at the places where the clip or clips are to be secured thereto by the ordinary sand blasting, grinding or etching processes, care being taken to treat only the portions of the lens over which the clip or clips extend. Desirably only very narrow portions may be surface treated and the leaves of the clip may therefore be very narrow so as not to interfere materially with the visual portion of the lens. The clip may of course be located vat any selected prepared place along the straight side edges of the lens.

- In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 2, a polygonal eye glass lens 2, is shown in which there are two oppositely disposed angles where cementing portions 2a, 2b, are provided on the anteriorV and posterior faces of the lens as above explained in connection with the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1. Clips tting over said prepared portions 2a, 2b will be in contact with a bend and two sides of the lenticular edge.

In this case the lens 2, is more securely retained in its clips, for the reason that each clip consists of two arms or branches extending in different directions. Force tending to twist the lens sideways out of one narrow arm or branch of the clip will` be moreV strongly opposed by the other arm, since if it was arsidewise twist for one arm it could not be sidewise for the other. This holds the lens in the clip well, and enables me to keep the clip narrow prependicularly to thelenticular edge, a very desirable gain. Itv also `attaches the clip to a longer stretch of glass, which prevents the llens from being broken easily. By itself the irregular edge of the lens holds cement well and the cement line on said edge is relatively long.

The placement of the clip on two sides of an angle lin the lenticular edge affords another advantage, in this: Heretofore slits have been cut through the lenticular edge and fins from the clip fitted into said slits, which weaken the lens, said slits and said ns being used to locate the lens in the required place, whereas the angular edge of the lens 2 and its cementing portion and their counterpart in the clip denitely x the place where the clip will correctly lit on the lens. Thereby I avoid the work of making a slit, the possible breaking of the lens during such work, and the weakened condition of the lens later. Not only is my lens left strong, but its angle for locating the lens is formed on its edge when the lens is automatically edged in the ordinary way.

Clips heretofore have been cemented to lenses by means of a rabbet joint, which I use in some cases, as shown in Fig. 1. But a stronger union is eifected by a joint as shown in Fig. 2 and which is in the nature of a mortise and tenon joint. A rabbet joint may result in the anterior and the posterior leaves of a clip spreading apart slightly at their free side, since said leaves are connected together at only one side. Such spreading tends to loosen the cement. A mortise and tenon joint have the leaves of the clip fastened together at one side and two ends, three places not parallel to a straight line. This attachment of the anterior and the posterior leaves of the clip at three such places is more plainly shown at 4a, 4b in Fig. 4, at 6a, 6b in Fig. 6 and at l8L and 'lb in Fig. 7; and is used in the clips of all the lenses shown except on the one illustrated in Fig. 1. The mortise and tenon structure enables the clip to undergo a greater strain sidewise-or any other direction-without its two leaves spreading apart and loosening the cement. Besides making a stronger joint with the same gauge of metal, my mortise and tenon joint enables me to make the leaves thinner, therefore cheaper and more sightly.

Fig. 3 shows a lens 3 and its curved cementing portions 3a and 3b. When the edge of the lens has a small enough curve and the clip extends far enough around the curve, I get practically the bracing advantage for the clip, that is shown on lens 2 (Fig. 2) and its angular edge; and with the form of leaves shown in Fig. 3, the clip can be made Very narrow so as not to encroach Vmaterially on the visual portion of the lens. Y

Fig. 4 shows lens 4 and cementing portions I and 4b, said portions extending around two angles and on three sides of the lenticular` edge, which give more security to a clip than a clip would have if extending around only one angle, Cementing portion 4b may be desirable in the position it is shown, when a temple is to be used that is attached high on a lens, or for other uses.

Fig. 5 shows another type of cementing portions 5a and 5b on the lens 5, that comprises short sides of the lenticular edge centrally placed in said portions.

Fig. 6 shows lens 6 having a specially provided extension 6 projecting sidewise from the visual portion of the lens, so that a suitable clip may be cemented to the extension, leaving the visual portion of the lens clear to look through. y The extension 16C does not cut off any of the visual field as does the cementing portion Bb that is positioned on part of the visual face of the lens. In that respect the extension 6c is an improvement over any former'type of cementing portion and it helps to provide a good-looking and durable lens.

Fig. '7 shows a lens 'l having two specially provided extensions 'lc for cementing portions 1a, 1b, both of which are outside the visual portion of the lens. The extensions 'lC are shown on an octagonal lens, but may be provided on various shapes in lenses.

Fig. 8 shows an oval lens 8 having two specially provided extensions 8c for cementing portions 8B,

8b outside the visual portion of the lens, which will provide a lens that is both attractive and durable.

Fig. 9 shows the clip B for lens I, formed with a slot or groove to receive the lenticular edge, and the stud b, said stud being suitable for attachment to a bridge or a temple in any practical way. The faces of the slot like the cementing portion on the lenses may have pits or projections or both on its surfaces to hold cement more securely. Every projection of cement into a pit in the lens or in the clipl and every projection from the lens or from the clip into the cement serves as would the end of a dowel in preventing slipping sidewise of the cement on the lens or in the clip; and that in combination with a clip whose anterior and posterior leaves are attached to each other on two or more sides, makes a cemented union of the lens in the clip, that is unusually secure as well as neat.

Fig. 10 illustrates a form of clip B4 that is used in connection with the shape at the left hand of Fig. 4 where it will be seen that the leaves are joined on three sides with the cross wall, thereby providing for a mortise and tenon joint with the lens.

Fig. 12 shows a cushioned cementing means D that comprises a yielding layer d between two adhesive layers e, that are applied to the clip B and lens 9. J arring may break lenses where clips are attached to them with unyielding cement; so, I prefer to use a cement joint having some flexibility. When enough flexibility cannot be got otherwise, I use the device shown in Fig. 12, wherein layer d may be of celluloid, leather, cloth, rubber, or any other compressible or exible material attachable to the clip and the lens by layers e in a manner to produce a cushioning effect. Furthermore, glass and metal differ somewhat in their rate of expansion under the same changes in heat; and a cushioning connection between the clip and the lens can endure their different expansions without weakening and without injury to the glass. Y

The term rough or roughened used herein in connection with the cementing portions of the lenses or clips, is intended to include surfaces that are sand blasted, ground, etched or otherwise treated to leave innumerable pits or depressions and projections, grooves and ridges, or any other unevenness as distinguished from a smooth surface.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In an eye glass, a lens having a roughened cementing portion on at least one of its faces and a clip straddling the edge of the lens at the roughened cementing portion and secured thereto by an elastic joint comprising an elastic layer between two adhesive layers disposed between both faces of the lens and the clip.

2. In an eye glass, a lens having roughened cementing portions one on its anterior and one on its posterior face, and a clip straddling the edge of the lens at the roughened cementing portions and secured thereto by an elastic joint comprising adhesive layers applied to both faces of the lens and both leaves of the clip and intermediate elastic layers, one located on each side of the lens between the adhesive layers.

3. In an eye glass, a polygonal lens,a clip thereon having two side leaves adjoining the anterior and posterior faces of the lens, and a three sided edge portion adjoining three sides and two angles of the edge of the lens, and a flexible joint adhesively connecting the lens with the clip.

CHAS. M. SCHERER. 

